May 10
aureolaborealis commented on
Such Nice Dogs.
@50: Of the packs of feral, and pseudo-feral dogs I've personally had experience with, none included pit bulls.
May 10
aureolaborealis commented on
Such Nice Dogs.
@1: Golden retrievers are pretty stupid, but not so stupid that they can't be mean, too.
Let's see. The only breed that I have been bitten by (not nipped or whacked sideways with the canines) was a cocker spaniel. So, uh.
I don't give a fuck who the owner of a loose, threatening dog is. I don't care what the back story is. I really, really don't care. I live in a rural area where too many people let aggressive dogs roam. When I'm walking, I carry dye pepper spray, so the dog gets a snootful of pain, and the owners don't get to pretend they don't know what happened when the dog comes running home and smears fluorescent dye all over the living room.
A strange, aggressive dog in my yard would likely be shot. (We see plenty of strange, non-aggressive dogs on our land, and we're fine with that, even if they shit all over everything.) Thankfully it's never happened. FWIW: a strange, aggressive human in my yard -- who obviously had the ability to act on their aggression -- might get the same treatment, but I think the police would be in a bit more of a hurry to respond to that call than to one about a mean dog.
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